Machine for addressing and wrapping articles.



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L. C. WING. MACHINE FDR ADDRESSING AND WRAPPING ARTICLES.

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MACHINE FDR ADDRESSING AND WRAPPING ARTICLES,

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LINGAN O. XVING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACl-HNE FOR ADDRESSINGAND WRAPPING ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 654,214, dated July24, 1900. Application filed August 1'7, 1898. Serial No. 688,774. \Nomodel.)

.To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LINGAN O. WING, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of New York, New York county,State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forAddressing and Wrapping Articles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a machine for wrapping and addressingnewspapers, pamphlets, and other articles which are now commonly wrappedand addressed by hand; and the 0b-' ject of my invention is to improvethe construction of such machines.

My machine consists of two principal partsnamely, an addressingmechanism by which the wrappers are addressed and a Wrapping mechanismby which the wrappers are applied and the newspapers or other articlefolded in the wrapper and the wrapper is pasted; but my invention, sofar as it is claimed in the present application, relates chiefly to thewrapping mechanism.

So far as the details of myaddressing mechanism are concerned I make noclaim to them in my present application; but as used in connection withthe other portion of my machine it consists of an open-bottomedreservoir filled with stencil-plates having the addresses desired, andit is provided with a reciprocating slide which pushes them out andpasses them in contact with a web of wrapping-paper between aninkingroll and a press-roll, having projecting segments which registerwith each other and by which the address is impressed on thewrapping-paper, the web being then cut into suitable lengths forwrappers and the stencil-cards discharged into another reservoir. Inthis portion of my machine as I construct itI make the completecircumference of the segmental portion of the press-roll and theinking-roll just equal to the length of the wrapper, so that one addresswill come on each wrapper, and I provide an operating connection betweenthis mechanism and my wrapping mechanism, so that it is operatedintermittently to address and feed forward a wrapper as fast as one isneeded to wrap the article. In connection with the addressing mechanismI make use of the wrapping mechanism, in which the invention claimedherein chiefly lies. In this portion of my machine the web ofwrappingpaper after having been addressed, as stated, is carried alongthrough feed-rolls to a point where it is cut off into suitable lengthsto form wrappers, the edges of the wrappers being coated with paste bymeans of a pasteroll or other equivalent device. In wrapping thearticle-as, for instance, a newspaper, for which the machine hereinshown is par ticularly designed-it is fed in and deposited on thewrapper, the newspaper and wrapper are then folded together with twofolds by means hereinafter fully described, and the wrapper and foldednewspaper are then pushed out beneath a roll which presses down thepasted edge of the wrapper and forms the complete folded package.

I illustrate my invention by means of the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a general side elevation of one side of my machine.Fig. 2 is a partial elevation of the opposite side. Fig. 3 is a partialplan view of the machine, showing the folding mechanism and with thefeed-table removed. Fig. 4 is a view of one of the stencil-cards. Fig. 5is a central longitudinal section through the addressing mechanism. Fig.5 is a front View. Fig. 6 is a detail of some of the parts adjacent tothe platen. Fig. 7 is a side and edge view of the star-gear which givesthe intermittent motion to the addressing mechanism. Fig. 8 is a partialsectionon the line X X of Fig. 11. Fig. 9 is a section on the line Y Yof Fig. 5. Fig. 10 is a partial detail section on the line Z Z of Fig.5. Fig. 11 is a section taken through the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 12 isa detail section taken on the same plane as Fig. 11. Figs. 13, 14, and16 are the same, showing several steps of folding the newspaper; andFig. 15 is a perspective View showing one of the steps.

A is the frame of the addressing portion of the machine.

a is the reservoir for the stencil-cards.

a indicates the cards, and a is the weight by which they are held down.i The cards are fed forward through the guides 0 Fig. 5, by means of thereciprocating slide 0, having a spring-tongue c. ,The slide a is drivenfrom the shaft 0 by means of the eccentric c lever 0 pitman c lever 0and pitman c. The stencil-cards pass between the press-roll a spring hthe lower C and the ink-roll b,which is beneath it,

each being segmental in form, with a portion cut away. The ink-roll b isconnected with the ink-rolls b b, which convey ink from theink-receptacle 0 Gears b connect the several ink-rolls and transmitmotion to them from the shaft 0 A sprocket-wheel b on the same shaftwith one of the chain of gears b conveys motion to the press-roll U bymeans of a sprocket-chain 0 The press-roll O is mounted on a shaft 5,the shaft being journaled in the end of the lever 8 pivoted in the sideof the machine and having an extension which rests on a cam on the shaft0 (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,) by which a slight vertical motionis given to the'pressroll, the end of the leverbeing pressed against thecam by a spiral spring 3 The wrapping'paper is mounted in the end of themachine in the form of a roll a, and thence the web (1 passes over therolls a a and under the roll a and thence between the ink-roll and thepress-roll in contact with the stencil-card.

A" is the receptacle into which the stencilcards drop after passingbetween the rolls, and it has a follower d, which is raised by a cordd',having a counterweight 61 and it is lowered by a cord 61 which passesover pulleys d d; Means are provided for lowering the follower at thesame rate at which the cards accumulate on top of it. For the purpose ofillustration 1 have here shown, Fig. 1, the cord (1 as wound on a smallpulley d on a shaft connected with the large gear d which engages apinion d on the main shaft of the wrapping portion of the machine.

Friction is applied to the roll of paper by means of a strap a having onits end a weight a.

The portion of the machine already described being in its substantialfeatures well known, a detailed description of its mode of operation isnot necessary to make clear the present invention.

' The wrapping portion of the machine is mounted on a suitable frame B,and it has feed-rolls E E, mounted in suitable bearings e,through whichthe web of paper as it comes from the ink-roll passes to the cutting-01fknife h, which is pivoted to a suitable bearing by a spring-pivot h. Theknife is lifted by connected with the standard e, and depressed to cutthe paper by a cam 0 Fig. 8, on the cam-shaft B, which has a shortgroove t on one portion of its face adapted to receive theantifriction-roll on end of the arm 1., the upper end of the arm beingpivoted to the knife. The groove is so located that the knife isdepressed to cut 0d the wrapper from the end of the web of the paperafter the paste-roll has pasted the edge of the wrapper, as hereinafterset forth.

Means are provided for imparting an intermittent motion to theaddressing mechanism, so that the Wrapping-paper-feed mechanism shallfeed forward just the length of a wrapper each time thewrappingmechanism operates. The cam G is fixed on the camshaft B, (see Fig. 7,)and it has secured to it an arm having an antifriction-roll, which isadapted to enter the peripheral recesses n in the star-gear 11, mountedon a shaft of. As here shown, there are eight of the recesses n in thegear 42, and each time the cam O rotates the roll catches in one of therecesses 02 and moves the gear one-eighth of a revolution. On the sameshaft with the gear at is a. common. spur-gear 7' which engages thepinion e on the same shaft as the lower feed-roll E. The gear j alsoengages a pinion j on the same shaft j as the sprocketwheel j, Fig. 9,by which the intermittent motion of the gear n is conveyed to thesprocketwheel I) on the main shaft 6 of the addressing mechanism bymeans of the chain 0 Thus when the cam-shaft R turns once the web ofpaper is fed the length of a wrapper by aquick movement, after which itpauses until it is time for another wrapper to be fed in.

Means are provided for applying paste to the edge of the web of paperwhich is to form the flap of the wrapper-that is to say, that edge whichis opposite the several plungers which do the folding-and the paste isapplied, preferably, before it is cut off by the knife to form thewrapper. As here shown,

vI make use of a pasting-roll f, which is pivoted on the end of ahorizontal arm f and which is normally in contact withapaste-roll f, bywhich the paste is conveyed from the pan f to the roll f. within the panby the cord f which runs over the cam-shaft, thence over guide-pulleysf, and thence over a small pulley on the journal of the roll f. Thepasting-roll f is moved along the edge of the paper by means of a leverf which is pivoted to a standard f connecting, by means of a pitman fwith the cam-lever f Fig. 2. The cam-lever f is operated by the cam 0which has on it a projection adapted to throw the lever f out to movethe paste-roll across the edge of the paper just before the knifeoperates, the lever and roll being returned by the spiral spring f Fig.2. Means are provided for lifting the paste-roll off of the table ateach end of the stroke and for holding it normally in a raised position.At the inner side of the table I provide a projection m onto which thepasting-roll runs, and at the opposite side of the .table is aprojection m against which an inclined edge m formed on the rod fstrikes, lifting the roll and holding it, in a raised position.

The newspapers are wrapped and folded on a platen P, which is fixed onthe upper end of a standard '5, mounted in a suitable bearing '6, so asto permit a vertical motion. (See Fig. 9.) Means are provided for movingthe platen into various positions during the operations of folding thepaper,

which it takes The roll f is rotated and, as here shown, I secure thesemotions by means of a cam-lever 4?, (see Fig. 10,) pivoted by one end tothe lower end of the standardt'and by the other to the machine, thecam-roll being intermediate the ends and running in the groove of thecam O on the cam-shaft B. The grooves of this cam and of the other camsmentioned are of such form as to give the motions hereinafter set forth.

The newspaper and wrapper are held on the platen during the first partof the folding operation by a plunger 6 supported vertically above theplaten on the lower end of a standard a which is mounted in a suitableguide 6 in such a manner as to have a vertical movement. The guide e isfixed on the end of a horizontal arm which extends out from the fixedstandard 6. Means are employed to impart a vertical movement to theplunger, by which it is forced into a substantial contact with theplaten and made to perform the several movement-s hereinafter described.As here shown, I pivot to the upper end of the standard a lever 6 saidlever being also pivoted to a fixed standard 6 and to a connecting-rod 6The connecting-rod is pivoted to a cam-lever e operated by the cam 0Fig. 9, and pivoted to the lower end of the guide t.

The newspaper is fed to the machine by being laid on the feed-table gmade up of two plates 19 and 19, separated by a small space, and it isthen pushed partially onto the platen by the follower g, which moves ina guide formed by a slot in the upper platep. The follower is operatedfrom a cam C on the cam-shaft B, Fig. 11, the roll of the camlever grunning in the groove 2 of the cam G. The end of the cam-lever isconnected by a connecting-rod 9 with a lever g, pivoted at g Fig. 1, themovable free end of which is connected by a connecting-rod g with thefollower g. The cam-groove 2 is so formed as to feed a newspaper in ontothe wrapper as soon as the latter is in position on the platen. Thefirst right-angled fold is formed in the newspaper by catching it, meterably, at its central point between the edge of the plunger and a ledgeor angleformed at some portion of the machine near the path. of theplunger, so that as it passes downward a portion of the paper will beturned up over the edge of the plunger.

As here shown, I form in the bed of the machine a recess in which theplaten and the plunger move up and down, one edge of the recess beingformed by the inner end of the feed-table 9 Fig. ll. There is a spacebetween the edge of the plunger and the end of the feed-tablesufficiently large to admit of the newspaper being pulled down throughas the plunger descends, carrying it down. The other edge of the recessis formed by the pasting-table m, Fig. 11, beneath which are rolls m,connected by bands m and beneath which the folded paper is pushed afterbeing wrapped and folded and by which the pasted flap is pressed down.These rolls are not positively driven, but are turned. by the frictionof the folded paper on the bands m The two complete folds of thenewspaper are made by two sliding plates or .rams, as I shall term them,R and R located beneath the feed table and mounted in guides 9 whichalso serve to support the feed-table, and a third sliding plate orfollower R is located beneath the other two and is held like them ingrooves formed in the inner side of the guides g Each of the threesliding plates R, R and R Fig. 11, is operated or thrown forward andback by cam-levers,which are pivotedbelow to the frame of the machine,their upper ends playing in openings in the plates, slots being left inthe several plates and in the bed of the machine to allow them tovibrate. The cam-rolls on these 1evers run in peripheral grooves 4, 3,and 1, respectively, in the edges of the cams O O and O. The two ramsare thin plates for forming the folds of the newspaper, while thefollower has an enlarged end for forcing the folded package under therolls and out of the machine.

The operation of the folding mechanism will now be described in order togive an intelligent idea of the construction of the various partshereinafter referred to and their function.

The newspaper, folded as it comes from the press, is, as alreadyexplained, fed in by the follower g to a position on top of the'wrapperwith preferably one-half of its surface beyond the edge of the plunger.(See Fig. 12.)- The latter comes down into the platen and clamps thepaper and wrapper firmlyin place between the two, at the same timecontinuing its course downward with the plunger, the

motion of the two being simultaneous at this point, and by so doingdoubling the newspaper over the edge of the plunger and between that andthe end of the feed-table, so that it forms a right-angled fold, thefree edge extending upward. The newspaper having reached this position,as shown in Fig- 13, means are provided for holding the angle inposition while the end is being turned over by the ram B. As here shown,I make use for that purpose of a retaining-fingerk pivoted adjacent tothe side of the recess in which the plunger and the platen move and soheld that it will automatically swing in and hold the angle when thehalf-fold is completed and the plunger is down. The fingers are securedto the upper ends of the vertical rods Z0 journaled in the bed of themachine, so as to have a vertical movement. A spiral spring 70 surroundsthe rod below the bed and has a torsional action tending to swing thefinger inward to catch the fold of the newspaper and a downward actiontending to hold it down. There is one of the fingers k on each side ofthe platen, and that on the front side is held in its normal positionout of line with the plunger by bearing against the side of the platen,Fig. 3, which has a downward extension 1) for this purpose, Fig. 9. Onthe back side, however, where there is no room for this extension onaccount of the position of the cam underneath, the finger is held backby a pivoted latch 70, Fig. 11, which is pivoted to the frame of themachine at the side of the reboss in which the platen moves, the mainportion of the catch being adjacent to the edge of the platen and out ofline therewith. It is kept pressed normally upward against the stop 76by means of the spring 73 the catch being provided with a ledge 15 whichprojects into the path of the edge of the platen. The finger bearsagainst the outer end of the surface of the catch in such a positionthat when the platen at the lower end of its stroke strikes the ledge 70it will depress the catch just sufficient to let the finger swing aroundover the top of the platen. The finger is swung back into its originalposition in the same manner as that on the other side ofthe platen.After the finger has come into place to hold the fold of the newspaperthe plunger rises out of the way to its normal position, as in Fig. 1,and the upper ram R comes out and, taking the upturned edge of thepaper, folds it over to form a complete single fold with the wrapperoutside. It will be noted that the outer edge of the ram R is droppeddown as low as possible in order to insure a tight fold to the paper.The next operation after making the single fold is to fold the newspaperagain and to return the finger to its place and release it from the foldalready formed. While the ram is going out, the platen slowly rises,carrying the finger with it until it comes on a level and in line withthe sliding trip per 0, which as the platen rises moves out and swingsthe finger around to its normal position, freeing it from its bearing onthe platen and allowing it to snap back onto the bed of the machine intoits original position. The tripper by which this is done is mounted in ablock 0 so that it has a longitudinal motion. Means are provided formoving the tripper out and in at the proper time to release the fingerwhen the latter rises to the level of the finger and just before thesecond fold is to be formed. As here shown, I secure the necessarymovement of the tripper by means of a lever 0', which lies between therams and has its outer end pivoted to the tripper by means of a pin onits under side, (not shown,) while its inner end, which contains thelongitudinal slot 0 is loosely pivoted to the ram R by the pin 0 Fig. 3,which passes through the slot 0". The lever is fulcrumed at o by a pinpassing through the guide g Thus as the ram R moves out the tripper o iswithdrawn, so that its outer end allows the finger k to be lifted to thelevel of the bolt without striking it, and when the ram R returns aftercompleting the single fold the tripper pushes the finger around to itsnormal position and it snaps down onto the bed of the machine, retainedin place by its hearing against the side of the platen on one side andagainst the latch 1624 on the other side. (See Fig. 15.) Means areprovided for bolding the two thicknesses formed by the single fold, andthis is done by means of a clamp 0, having an arm 1" at its end, whichis thrown in about when the ram R reaches its outer position and whichpresses down on the'folded newspaper approximately at its central point,one clamp on each side. A plurality of clamps r is used, one on eachside of the machine. The motion of the clamp is also governed by themovement of the ram R, and it is so constructed that it has a certainamount of vertical spring, and means are provided by which the arm rshall descend onto the folded paper from a comparatively-high point, soas to avoid catching between any of the layers of paper as it comes infrom the side. As here shown, Fig. 3, the clamp r is made in the form ofa comparatively long arm, of spring-steel,with the arm r projectinginward at right angles at the end and a projection a, substantially inline of its length, for the purpose hereinafter set forth. The clamp ispivoted at 0 and it has an extension 0*, to which is pivoted a slidingplate r extending inward at right angles to the clamp and resting on theram R. It has a sliding motion in and out and is guided on one edge by arecess in the guide g ,through which it passes, and on the other edge bya pin 9", located in said recess. It is pushed outward to throw in theclamp to the position shown in Fig. 15 by a pin 7" on the ram R, whichimpinges when the plate is thrown forward on the inclined end of theplate 7". The clamp is steadied and held in place on the newspaper,after it has been forced in, by means of the spring 7'". The clamp iswithdrawn by a projection 1 which extends at right angles to the clamp,between the rams R and R and which is in position to be hit by a pin 4'on the ram B when the latter is thrown in. In order to bring the clampdown on the top of the folded newspaper and in such a way as to avoidtearing or mutilating the same, I provide an inclined guide r pivoted atits upper end to a stud r and extending outward and resting on the bedof the machine immediately in front of the projection r of the clamp a,so that as the clamp is thrown inward the projection 7' will travel upon the guide and enable the arm 0" to drop on the outer end of the ramwhen the latter is at its outer point, and when the ram starts on itsreturn the clamp is dropped onto the surface of the paper. By bringingthe clamp down first onto the ram and then allowing it to descend ontothe paper it is more gentle in its action than if it fell directly onthe paper and at the same time acts as firmly. When the clamp iswithdrawn, it passes under and lifts the guide, which latter is kept inits normal position by a spring T, which is connected with the spindleon the end of which the guide is secured and by which it is pivoted. Asalready stated, the clamp is thrown in and holds the paper firmly whenthe ram R reaches its outer stroke and completes the fold, and duringits return stroke the finger k is released from the fold of the paper,leaving it free for the second fold. During the return of the ram R theplaten has risen, bringing the finger in front of the releasing-tripperand also bringing the edge of the paper slightly above the lower ram Ras here shown in Fig. 15, and as the latter moves out the platendescends to the level of the bed of the machine, allowing the ram tocatch under the edge of the paper and as the platen drops to fold itover the clamp, as here shown in Fig. 16. When the ram R has completedthe fold and has the folded paper firmly held between itself and theplaten, the pin 0 strikes the arm 0" and throws out the clamp, asexplained, and the follower R comes out and pushes the folded paperunderneath the rolls m and presses down the flap to of the wrapper anddelivers the folded and wrapped papers. The space beneath the pastetable under which the folded papers pass is long enough to retainseveral papers, and in the process of operating the machine the papersare held long enough under the rolls to allow the paste to thoroughlystick down the flap. In the diagrams Figs. 12 to 16 I have indicated thewrapper by W and the paper by U. As soon as the folded paper has beenpushed out by the follower the ram R and the follower start to return,the platen slowly rises to the level of the feedtable, and thewrapping-paper is fed in for a new wrapper, these three operationstaking place simultaneously. The paste-roll is now ready to paste theedge of the wrapper, the knife cuts it off, the paper is fed in, and thefolding mechanism comes into operation to fold the next paper, asalready explained, and so on with each successive paper.

It will thus be seen that my machine automatically addresses thewrappers, feeds them forward, inserts and wraps the papers, and pastesthe overlapping edge of the wrapper by a continuous operation.

It is evident that many of the movements of the mechanism may beproduced by means difierent from those herein shown and that many of thedetails of the machine may be changed while yet keeping within the termsof my invention.

It Will be seen that during the many manipulations to which the paper issubjected the pasted flap of the wrapper is left free and comes incontact with no part of the machine, so that when the last fold is madeit adheres without difficulty.

While the machine is particularly designed to wrap newspapers which havebeen partially folded on the press or otherwise, it may be used forpamphlets or any like flexible articles which it is necessary to fold ina wrapper.

The machine may be adapted to fold and wrap papers of different size byvarying the sizes of the several parts, which can be made adjustablewithin a limited extent.

In making the first right-angled told I have so constructed he machineas to forma ledge of the end of the feed-table; but it is evident thatanyledge over which the pa'percan be drawn to fold it over the edge ofthe plumger will accomplish the same purpose.

The machine can be used with a web of plain paper as well as with theaddressing mechanism herein shown, or it can be used with single sheetsof Wrapping-paper, and i any sort of printed matter may be impressed onthe web as well as the addresses.

I claim- 1. In a machine for wrapping newspapers, &c., the combinationof a platen and'a plunger between which the wrapper and newspaper areheld with a port-ion projecting, the plunger and the platen having avertical movement relative to each other and to the machine, a ledgeacross which the projecting edge of the newspaper is drawn to form aright-angled fold, fingers adapted to enter and hold the paper at theangle and a horizontally-sliding ram for folding the newspaper over saidfingers.

2. In a machine for Wrapping newspapers, &c., the combination of aplaten and aplunger between which the wrapper and paper are held with aportion projecting, the plunger and the platen havinga vertical movementrelative to each other and to the machine, a ledge across which theprojecting edge of the paper is drawn to form a rightangled fold,spring-actuated fingers adapted to enter and hold the paper at the angleand a horizontally-sliding ram for folding the newspaper over saidfingers.

3. In a machine for wrapping newspapers, &c., the combination of aplaten and a plunger between which the wrapper and paper are held with.a portion projecting, the plunger and the platen having a verticalmovement relative to each other and to the machine, a ledge across whichthe projecting edge of the newspaper is drawn to form a right-angledfold, a vertical spindle journaled in the machine adjacent to the saidledge, a retaining-finger on the upper end of said spindle, a torsionalspring tending to swing said finger into the angle of said fold, ahorizont-ally-sliding ram for folding the newspaper over said finger andmeans for releasing said finger from said fold when the same iscompleted.

4. In a machine for wrapping newspapers, &c., the combination of aplaten and a plunger between which the wrapper and the paper are heldwith a portion projecting, the plun= ger and the platen having avertical move ment relative to each other and to the machine, a ledgeacross which the projecting portion of the newspaper is drawn to form aright-angled fold, a vertical spindle j ournaled in the machine adjacentto the said ledge, a

retaining-finger on the upper end of said spindle, a torsional springtending to swing said finger into the angle of said fold, ahorizontally-sliding ram for folding the newspaper over said finger, astop for holding said finger away from the vertical path of the paper,releasing mechanism for releasing said finger when said right-angledfold is made and means for withdrawing said finger from said fold whenthe fold is completed.

5. In a machine for wrapping newspapers, &c., the combination of aplaten and a plunger between which the wrapper and the newspaper areheld with a portion projecting, the plunger and the platen havingavertical movement relative to each other and to the machine, a ledgeacross which the projecting portion of the newspaper is drawn to form aright-angled fold, a vertical spindle journaled inthe machine adjacentto the said ledge, a retaining-finger on the upper end of said spindle,a torsional spring tending to swing said finger into the angle of saidfold, a horizontally-sliding ram for folding the newspaper over saidfinger, a stop for holding said finger away from the vertical path ofthe paper, a sliding tripper above said finger for returning it to itsnormal position when lifted by the platen.

6. In a machine for wrapping newspapers, &c., the combination of aplaten and a plunger between which the wrapper and the paper are heldwith a portion projecting, said plunger'and platen having a verticalmovement relative to each other and to the machine, and both having adownward movement in an opening formed in the bed of the machine forforming a right-angled fold in the newspaper, a vertical spindlejournaled adjacent to the side of the platen having a torsional springtending to swing said finger into the angle of said fold and on top ofsaid platen which forms a stop to retain said finger in its normalposition and a sliding tripper-bolt above said finger for returningit toits normal position when it is lifted by the platen.

7. In a machine for wrapping papers the combination of avertically-movable platen and plunger adapted to hold the paper andwrapper between them with a portion projecting, an opening in the bed ofthe machine in which said platen and plunger travel and across the edgeof which the projecting edge of the paper draws to form a right-angledfold, retaining-fingers for holding the fold in place, a sliding ram forcompleting the single fold, clamps for holding down the folded paper onthe platen at a point between the ends and means for folding the paperover said clamp to form the double fold.

8. In a machine for wrapping papers, &c., the combination of avertically movable platen and plunger adapted to hold the paper andwrapper between them with a portion projecting, an opening in the bed ofthe machine 'in which said platen and plunger travel and across the edgeof which the projecting edge of the paper draws 'to form a right-angledfold, retaining-fingers for holding the fold in place, a sliding ram forcompleting the single fold, clamps for holding down the folded paper onthe platen at a point between the ends and a sliding ram adapted tocatch the edge of the folded newspaper as the platen descends and tofold it over said clamps to complete the double fold.

9. In a machine for wrapping newspapers the combination of averticallymovable platen and plunger adapted to hold the paper and thewrapper between them with a portion projecting, a paste-roll for pastingthe edge of the wrapper, an opening in the bed of the platen descendsand to fold it oversaid clamps to complete the double fold, a followerfor forcing the folded newspaper from beneath said sliding ram and aroller under which the foldedpaper passes for pressing down the pastededge of the wrapper.

10. In a machine for wrapping newspapers,

the, the combination of a platen mounted in a vertical opening in thebed of the machine, feed-rolls for feeding the web of wrappingpaper ontosaid platen with a projecting edge, a paste-roll for pasting saidprojectingedge,

a knife for cutting 01f thewrappers from said web, a follower forfeeding the newspapers onto said platen above the wrapper with aprojecting portion, a plunger adapted to descend and clamp the wrapperand newspaper on the platen and then descend with said platen throughsaid vertical opening whereby a right-angled fold is formed and finallyto rise leaving the newspaper on the platen,

fingers adapted to catch and hold the rightangled fold before theplunger rises, an upper sliding ram for completing the single fold,clamps for holding the newspapers centrally against the platen, a lowersliding ram for catching and turning the edge of the paper over saidclamps as the platen descends, means for swinging said fingers back totheir normal position, a follower for forcing the folded newspaper frombeneath said lower sliding ram, rolls beneath which said foldednewspaper passes to press down the pasted edge of the wrapper.

Signed by me at Portland, Maine, this 23d day of .May, 1898.

LINGAN C. WING.

Witnesses:

S. W. BATES, F. H. OoLLEY.

